second; but you don't realize it yourself

[polyheroic]

Video;

[So, since no one discouraged spamming the network, Rose is posting, again. This time, she's indoors, at a shiny new apartment.]

Sooo, hey. I figure, I'm new here, some of you are new here, some of you are old hats, whatever. We should break the ice! And by that I mean I'm super bored. So. I'm having a party! Matisse, Genessia City, Room 102. Best way to break in a new apartment, right? Right. I've got snacks, soda, movies, and most importantly, we're gonna have a bunch of rounds of Truth or Dare and stuff like that. Everyone's invited as long as you have your magic pendant-y thingy. Don't think too hard about that part, please. See you soon! I hope? Seriously, everyone should show up, please.

Action;

[Rose has, true to her word, gotten a big party setup going in her apartment. Soda, snacks, etc of various types are around, she's got a bunch of extra chairs, the apartment is clean, there's some movies playing in the background for noise, and now she's just waiting for people to arrive.

If you arrive very early, you might hear her muttering to herself:]

Was this a mistake after all, are people really going to come, it's going to suck if I bought all this and no one shows, but it's probably fine, people here are friendly, but maybe....

[... Yeah.]

Comments

[summerbloom]

[ ... Hm. ]

This isn't really a truth or dare thing... but do you mind if I ask you a question?

[robodorable]

This unit does not mind at all.

[summerbloom]

Why exactly do you call yourself "this unit"? If that's too personal to ask, then I'm sorry... but I was just curious!

[robodorable]

This unit is programmed to avoid using first-person and gendered pronouns in reference to itself, except when pretending to not be a Gynoid Unit or if ordered such by this unit's current master.

This served a clearer purpose in the Empire, when it was to clearly delineate Android and Gynoid units from non-unit forces. It's naturally more vestigial here, but this unit's programming is its programming.

[summerbloom]

[ It takes Sophie a few seconds to catch up – that was a whole load of words that literally don't exist in the time she's from – but she manages to get the general idea of it, at least. ]

So... wait. Somebody... did this to you? They made you like this? But why?

[robodorable]

... Yes and no?

[Practiced explanation: Begin.]

This unit is an artificial soul placed in a soulless body. It is designed as an elite agent of the Sacred Empire of Uloa, with others in its line and related lines existing.

Thus, this unit has a clear separation from natural souls, represented in part by programming that this unit follows. It is capable of initiative and decision-making as necessary to follow its orders, but it is not intended to be fully independent. Thus why this unit chose, as per orders from a previous master, to find a new one - that being Silicon.

This unit is aware that this is kind of horribly screwed up. If it helps any, Uloa's hubris led to it erasing itself from having ever existed, with only units like this unit reemaining due to a peculiar storage system.